Electric bills increasing for BECi customers - KPLC
Electric bills increasing for BECi customers
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, La. (KPLC) - Beauregard Electric customers will begin noticing an increase in their bills at the beginning of the new year.
Starting in January 2024, a significant increase in power cost adjustment will appear on customers’ electric bills, BECi said in a letter to members.
BECi says the rate increase is due to an increase in purchased power costs from its power supplier, Cleco-Cajun. Cleco-Cajun says its price increase is due to the cost of delivered coal going up.
Customers who use 1,000 kWh/month could expect a 26% price increase, BECi said.
The increase comes just nine days after a new general manager was hired, a decision that drew in dozens of residents to voice their opinions.
BECi says they are challenging the increase by submitting a “payment under protest” letter to Cleco-Cajun.
The price increase will last at least two months, but could last longer depending on when water levels return to normal.
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